Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021

41-2021 Counter and Rental Clerks

Receive orders, generally in person, for repairs, rentals, and services. May describe available options, compute cost, and accept payment. Excludes “Fast Food and Counter Workers” (35-3023), “Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks” (43-4081), “Order Clerks” (43-4151), and “Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks” (43-4181).

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National estimates for Counter and Rental Clerks
Industry profile for Counter and Rental Clerks
Geographic profile for Counter and Rental Clerks

National estimates for Counter and Rental Clerks:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Counter and Rental Clerks:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
371,620	1.5 %	$ 17.39	$ 36,170	0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for Counter and Rental Clerks:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 11.00	$ 13.78	$ 15.06	$ 18.77	$ 24.44
Annual Wage (2)	$ 22,880	$ 28,660	$ 31,330	$ 39,040	$ 50,830

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Industry profile for Counter and Rental Clerks:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Counter and Rental Clerks are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Counter and Rental Clerks, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Counter and Rental Clerks:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Real Estate	106,700	6.38	$ 17.24	$ 35,850
Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing	55,670	31.32	$ 15.23	$ 31,670
Automobile Dealers	41,210	3.38	$ 23.81	$ 49,530
Rental and leasing services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only)	28,030	9.67	$ 17.50	$ 36,400
Drycleaning and Laundry Services	21,530	9.33	$ 12.95	$ 26,930

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Counter and Rental Clerks:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing	55,670	31.32	$ 15.23	$ 31,670
Rental and leasing services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only)	28,030	9.67	$ 17.50	$ 36,400
Drycleaning and Laundry Services	21,530	9.33	$ 12.95	$ 26,930
Real Estate	106,700	6.38	$ 17.24	$ 35,850
Automobile Dealers	41,210	3.38	$ 23.81	$ 49,530

Top paying industries for Counter and Rental Clerks:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing	30	0.02	$ 29.99	$ 62,380
Nonresidential Building Construction	(8)	(8)	$ 26.21	$ 54,510
Automobile Dealers	41,210	3.38	$ 23.81	$ 49,530
Residential Building Construction	(8)	(8)	$ 23.44	$ 48,750
Building Equipment Contractors	160	0.01	$ 23.29	$ 48,440

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Geographic profile for Counter and Rental Clerks:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Counter and Rental Clerks are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Counter and Rental Clerks, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Counter and Rental Clerks:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	68,550	4.15	1.57	$ 18.94	$ 39,380
Texas	35,020	2.86	1.09	$ 16.97	$ 35,290
Florida	24,650	2.86	1.09	$ 15.68	$ 32,610
North Carolina	18,170	4.11	1.56	$ 16.06	$ 33,400
Washington	16,060	5.01	1.90	$ 19.49	$ 40,530

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Counter and Rental Clerks:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Washington	16,060	5.01	1.90	$ 19.49	$ 40,530
Colorado	11,270	4.30	1.63	$ 20.12	$ 41,840
California	68,550	4.15	1.57	$ 18.94	$ 39,380
North Carolina	18,170	4.11	1.56	$ 16.06	$ 33,400
Arkansas	4,590	3.85	1.46	$ 15.10	$ 31,400

Top paying states for Counter and Rental Clerks:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii	1,220	2.22	0.84	$ 22.16	$ 46,100
Arizona	5,970	2.07	0.79	$ 20.91	$ 43,490
Colorado	11,270	4.30	1.63	$ 20.12	$ 41,840
New Hampshire	1,970	3.10	1.17	$ 20.09	$ 41,780
Massachusetts	5,940	1.75	0.66	$ 20.08	$ 41,770

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Counter and Rental Clerks:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	28,820	5.04	1.91	$ 18.23	$ 37,910
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	12,720	1.47	0.56	$ 19.98	$ 41,570
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	10,700	2.98	1.13	$ 17.39	$ 36,160
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	10,440	5.44	2.06	$ 20.41	$ 42,460
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	8,770	3.03	1.15	$ 17.69	$ 36,800
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	7,770	2.65	1.00	$ 20.56	$ 42,770
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	7,760	3.46	1.31	$ 21.31	$ 44,310
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	7,260	1.71	0.65	$ 16.04	$ 33,360
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	7,060	2.73	1.03	$ 16.04	$ 33,370
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	6,790	4.44	1.68	$ 18.27	$ 38,000

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Counter and Rental Clerks:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	580	7.75	2.94	$ 13.70	$ 28,500
Wenatchee, WA	330	7.07	2.68	$ 17.08	$ 35,520
Wilmington, NC	810	6.28	2.38	$ 16.01	$ 33,310
Jacksonville, NC	280	5.88	2.23	$ 14.22	$ 29,570
Hot Springs, AR	200	5.49	2.08	$ 14.30	$ 29,740
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	10,440	5.44	2.06	$ 20.41	$ 42,460
Redding, CA	350	5.38	2.04	$ 18.26	$ 37,970
Greensboro-High Point, NC	1,810	5.29	2.01	$ 16.08	$ 33,450
Fayetteville, NC	660	5.27	2.00	$ 14.48	$ 30,130
Raleigh, NC	3,290	5.19	1.97	$ 16.18	$ 33,650